PolysacDB O-polysaccharide 2044
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[edit] Carbohydrate Name
O-polysaccharide
[edit] Carbohydrate Class
O-polysaccharide [LPS]
[edit] Source Microbe
Pseudomonas putida 2440
[edit] Basic Structure
The LPS consists of three regions, namely O-polysaccharide, core oligosaccharide and lipid A. The O-antigens consist of a trisaccharide repeating unit which consists of two uronic acid derivatives and one N-acetyl fucosamine residue
[edit] Proposed functions
N/A
[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
Whole cells
[edit] Carrier Name
nil
[edit] Conjugation Method
nil
[edit] Antibodies
Mab 7.3B
[edit] Antibody type and class
IgM
[edit] Assay System
ELISA, immunfluorescence, immunoblotting and dot-blot
[edit] Cross-reactivity
This Mab was highly specific to P. putida 2440
[edit] Proposed epitopes
N/A
[edit] Proposed Utility
MAb 7.3B was used successfully to track P. putida released in unsterile lake mesocosms
